Relacionar Columnas Labor and Delivery Vocab. Versión en línea Used to review pre labor, stages of labor and types of labor por Rochelle Netten 1 crowning 2 contractions 3 meconium 4 Midwife 5 epidural 6 umbilical cord 7 placenta 8 natural birth 9 vernix 10 Pitocin synthetic form of oxytocin, used to induce labor a person trained to assist women in childbirth Vaginal labor and delivery with limited to no medical intervention. This organ provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby. a thick, green, tar-like substance; babies first bowel movement When the uterine muscle tightens and relaxes to help your baby pass from the uterus into the birth canal. When your baby's head starts to emerge, also known as "ring of fire"; occurs during the second stage of labor. Waxy or cheese-like white substance coating the skin of the baby It delivers nutrients and oxygen to the baby and removes the baby's waste products. Delivers continuous pain relief to lower half of body through a catheter in the epidural space